Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6766668 | Renewable Energy | 2016 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This study presents the development of a novel inverse dynamic analysis-maximum power point tracking (IDA-MPPT) scheme in a hybrid energy harvesting system between thermoelectric module (TEM) and solar array (SA). The proposed method initially changes the harvested voltage response from both sources to be the third-order exponential function. This input function selection is based on the capability of this function to stabilize the initial response system and maintain its final position despite a prolonged response time. The mV voltage value from TEM is easily boosted up to nearly 5Â V using this method. With this hybridization, the total obtained voltage is doubled to become 9.7Â V, which results in a total power of 0.722Â W. Furthermore, the method also allows for a fast tracking system, which enables faster voltage boosting and supercapacitor charging. The supercapacitor only requires less than 5Â min to complete charging and boost the voltage to almost 5Â V. Thus, a satisfactory value is obtained as compared with that of the TEM system with a chosen MPPC board.
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Authors
A. M. Yusop, R. Mohamed, A. Mohamed,